Instruction wording and the transitivity of comparative judgments

Abstract

In the construction of devices for assessing attitudes and opinions, questions pertaining to item form, instruction wording, and scoring were investigated. 30 student Ss were asked to make judgments about national group names with respect to desirability as classmates, social and fraternal group members, and as dormitory roommates. "The judgment data were analyzed… to determine the number of violations of transitivity observed under the three instruction conditions. The results indicated that there were no significant differences noted among the three groups." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)